Prince George's Audubon Society












Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm
College Park Airport Annex, College Park, MD


Horeshoe Crab Biology  & Management presented by Sheila Eyler


Ms. Eyler will speak about the general biology of horseshoe crabs and their historical uses, as well as their current harvest in the biomedical and commercial fishery industries.  She will discuss the current fishery management and the role the new tagging program plays in the management of the fishery.  She will also explore the important connection between horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds and why that connection with shorebirds, particularly the red knot, has brought about a multi-species approach to managing horseshoe crab populations in the Mid-Atlantic.


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Welcome to the home page of the Prince George's Audubon Society (PGAS), a local chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Audubon members in the northern part of Prince George's County, Maryland.  PGAS was established in 1972 as a non-profit organization with officers and a board of directors, all volunteers, elected by the general membership.  Membership in PGAS is obtained through the National Audubon Society.  PGAS members receive our chaper newsletter, The Bluebird, and are encouraged to actively participate in chapter activities including a monthly speaker series, field trips, annual bird counts, and other special events. 

This website is for members of PGAS to keep up to date on program and field trip schedules and other chapter activities.  In addition, this website serves as a resource for non-members to find out more about Audubon and PGAS and to explore the benefits of membership.  Non-members are welcome to participate in our meetings and field trips and are free to take advantage of the local birding and environmental information on this website as well as the links to a wide range of related information available on the internet.  Of course, if you live in northern Prince George's County we would love to have you as a PGAS member, and membership information is always available.

 

Questions or comments?  Contact the PGAS Webmaster at:  info@pgaudubon.org

  P.O. Box 1658, Greenbelt, MD  20768-1658

last updated 5/4/13